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I recently wrote about an Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announcement in early September that 21 Instagram influencers were sent warning letters for their failure to properly disclose paid promotional posts they released from their Instagram accounts. The warning letters served as a follow-up to educational letters sent to over 90 social media influencers and brands back in…

I first met Nicole Abboud through a mutual “internet friend” introducing us on Twitter. Nicole is a multimedia marketing consultant for lawyers and law firms looking to build video, podcasting, or other internet-based forms of content. Based in LA, Nicole is also a podcaster running The Gen Why Lawyer Podcast where she chats on a weekly…

[Excerpt from my guest post over at Tubefilter.com] The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced Thursday they have reached a proposed settlement of charges against two popular YouTubers, Trevor “TmarTn” Martin and Thomas “Syndicate” Cassell, for failure to properly disclose ownership interests in the online gambling service CSGO Lotto following endorsements made in a series of YouTube videos and tweets. This is the…

Okay, I’ll be honest. My dream car is a Tesla. I don’t care which model… I simply dream of one day owning a Tesla. Alright! If I had my pick, I’d currently go for the Model X. This is a dream at the moment because I have more important financial priorities in life instead of…

[Excerpt from my guest post over at Tubefilter.com] YouTubers rejoice! A New York judge handed down an important decision in favor of fair use on Wednesday. The high profile case between Ethan and Hila Klein (the husband-and-wife duo behind popular YouTube channel h3h3productions and it’s over 4.6 million subscribers) and Matt “Hoss” Hosseinzadeh (who posts videos on YouTube…

At the end of June, I had the pleasure of joining a legal panel at the 8th Annual VidCon in Anaheim, CA. Never heard of VidCon? You’re missing out! Explaining VidCon is simple: it’s an annual convention for online video. However, truly understanding VidCon requires an immersion in all things online video and the online influencers culture. Can…

This article was first published in the ABA’s Landslide® Magazine May/June 2017 issue (Volume 9, Number 5). Co-written by Franklin Graves & Michael Lee (@GeekAttorney). It’s undeniable that, by generating billions of daily views and hundreds of millions of hours in watch time over the course of a single day, YouTube is the go-to destination…

In this article, I examine both my own experience in landing an in-house legal job right out of law school, as well as the insights of a fellow in-house young lawyer and an experienced executive at a national healthcare services company. I believe it’s possible for first-year attorneys to find an in-house legal job and…

I recently participated in a rapid-fire Q&A webinar hosted by the American Bar Association’s Legal Career Central. I joined my Nashville-based colleague and law school friend Molly Shehan to provide insights about what it’s like to be an attorney practicing “entertainment law.” I approached the session from the in-house lawyer perspective while Molly provided a…

I’m always having a blast each time I join the panel on This WEEK in LAW! This time around, it was perfect timing to talk about augmented reality video games and Pokemon GO, the recent Fyre Festival disaster, YouTube’s growing pains with advertisers and YouTubers, fansubs, and more. I encourage you to either watch the…